Local Anesthesia and Pain Cont

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare the student to administer local anesthesia to patients for pain management during the course of dental treatment. The course will include instruction in the fundamental knowledge of the anatomy of the head and neck, pharmacology of anesthetic and analgesic agents, patient pre-evaluation including medical and dental history considerations, recognition of adverse events, management of emergency procedures and basic life support, selection of appropriate anesthetic agents and techniques for administering local anesthesia, and the administration of local anesthetic reversal agents. The clinical training component includes 25 monitored administrations of local anesthesia on laboratory partners. Successful course completion prepares the student to take the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (COCA) examination on the administration of local anesthesia and to be eligible to apply for a New Jersey State Board of Dentistry local anesthesia permit.